Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 1:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 1:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 1:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, the Moabites stopped following the rules of Israel after King Ahab died. This meant that Moab didn't want to be under Israel's control anymore.

2 Kings 1:1: Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 20:1

This verse describes Moab allying with Ammon and others to fight against Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, rather than rebelling against Israel after Ahab's death.

2 Chronicles 20:1: It came to pass after this also, [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [other] beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

Contradiction with Isaiah 16:6

This verse notes the pride of Moab, suggesting a different context or characteristic about Moab than simply a rebellious one.

Isaiah 16:6: We have heard of the pride of Moab; [he is] very proud: [even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: [but] his lies [shall] not [be] so.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 48:11

States Moab has been at ease from his youth and untouched, contrasting with the assertion of an active rebellion.

Jeremiah 48:11: Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. [remained: Heb. stood]

Contradiction with Isaiah 25:10

Describes Moab being trodden down as straw, suggesting a state of oppression rather than successfully rebelling.

Isaiah 25:10: For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. [trodden down under: or, threshed, etc] [trodden down for...: or, threshed in Madmenah]
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